'People are just uncomfortable with a black woman in a power position': Texas A&M basketball coach defends her outfit choice after being criticized for wearing tight pink leather pants and high heels to a game

Daily Mail ^ | 02 16 2022 | Christina Coulter

[yesthatjallen]

Texas A&M assistant women's basketball coach Sydney Carter, 31, has defended her choice to wear pink leather pants to a game after she received backlash

'I'm unapologetically myself every day', she said

The furor began when Carter shared a photo of herself at the February 6 game against the Kentucky Wildcats

She was wearing the tight pink leather pants paired with a white turtleneck, clear heels and a pink breast cancer awareness pin at her chest.

'Is this outfit appropriate as a basketball coach? one fan demanded to know

Rather than the concerns about professionalism or practicality voiced by scores on social media, Carter thinks the problem lies with her status as a black woman

'When you see a black woman who is actually confident and embracing herself, I think that that's very intimidating'

Ultimately, the former WNBA player said, she wasn't trying to set trends or upend norms - she just wanted to 'unapologetically [be] myself'

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[yesthatjallen]

Heels on the court.

[AndyJackson]

Other than hard sole shoes on the brightwork, what’s the problem here?

[Vendome]

Looks fine to me.

WTH century are we living in?

Everyone drop their Puritan act...

[toddausauras]

Outfit looks good lose the mask though. It looks like $%*×

[TexasM1A]

I would say she should exhibit some style and class, but she has neither.
Doesn’t say much for professional black women if this is what they would wear at the job.

[EEGator]

Who watches girls NCAA basketball?

[colorado tanker]

She’s looking good to me, but I think I need to give more study to the issue . . .

[lightman]

Who watches girls NCAA basketball?

Girls who like girls.

[Jamestown1630]

I dunno - I’m kind of impressed with Winsome Sears - and she uses her high heels very productively...

[SauronOfMordor]

I don’t think many men have any interest in seeing unattractive black women dribbling a ball.

[EEGator]

There’s more “detailed” sites on the internet.

I however enjoy NCAA Women’s Volleyball.
Big fan...

[kearnyirish2]

Yes, that outfit shouts “sports”... /s

[EEGator]

The complaints probably came from some lesbian she didn’t want to scissor with.

[Chode]

isn’t that cute, a pink blivet... bless it’s heart

[Scrambler Bob]

The heels will leave dents.

[griswold3]

IDK. No problem other than the heels.

[gitmo]

I however enjoy NCAA Women’s Volleyball

Someone told me the women are bouncing a ball back and forth. I hadn’t noticed.

[Godebert]

Gross.

[TangoLimaSierra]

Other than hard sole shoes on the brightwork, what’s the problem here?

Agreed. I like girls who dress like girls.

[EEGator]

I’m a center of gravity man myself.
It must be my engineering studies shining through…